All Building articles in 2005 issue 43
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T5 steelworkers win £1 an hour bonus
Arbitration hearing concludes that workers are entitled to increase to match that won by the project’s electricians earlier this year.
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CarillionEnterprise lands £550m MOD contract
Contractor wins regional prime contract for Ministry of Defence's estate in the West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, north-east and north-west England and Wales.
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£30m package to promote green energy
Three-year scheme will encourage small-scale, local energy generation.
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Cement industry launches sustainability drive
Task force sets out goals for industry to met social and environmental challenges.
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NewsDWP double winners at Sustainability Awards
Inaugural ceremony champions industry's most progressive companies.
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Pilkington rejects £2bn takeover bid
Glass manufacturer says Japanese offer falls “materially short”.
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Balfour Beatty awarded rail contracts worth £100m
Rail contractor wins deals in Australia and Singapore.
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NewsARB slams Pringle's calls for reform
Architects Registration Board rejects RIBA presidents proposal for Regulatory Reform Order.
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NewsMultiplex set to lose £73m on Wembley
Multiplex says losses will soar by £25m if talks with steel contractor Hollandia fail.
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Wolseley continues expansion with two US acquisitions
Materials supplier spends £94m on industrial process piping components firm Frischkorn and building materials supplier Seigle.
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NewsWilson Bowden to develop £400m Woolwich scheme
New schemes takes developer's programme of work to over £1bn in the last three months.
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NewsCostains invests in more Spanish land
Contractor buys further 91 hectares of development land through Spanish joint venture Alcaidesa.
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Lafarge buys Kent cement firm
French cement supplier acquires independent firm Port Land Cement for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsBAA to cut 700 jobs
Airport operator will cut back office and management roles at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted in the next three years to save £45m a year.
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Brandon Hire strengthens Devon presence
Bristol-based tool hire company acquires the tool hire business of Devon-based Light Hire for £500,000.
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Wolseley gains key foothold in electrical market
Materials firm purchases UK plumbing, heating and electrical supplier William Wilson for £81m.
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NewsMowlem in takeover talks
After much speculation ailing contractor Mowlem reveals it is in talks with mystery buyer.
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Environment Agency appoints Atkins onto framework
Consultant becomes framework partner on agency's £2bn capital works programme.
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SMC agrees purchase of Manchester-based architect
Quoted architect SMC agrees £5m deal for DTR:UK, as part of agressive expansion strategy.
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Arup takes part in Gunpowder Plot experiment
Engineer recreates House of Lords on a computer simulation iin a TV experiment to show what would have happened if Guy Fawkes had managed to light the explosives in the Gunpowder Plot.